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Speaking about the build-up to the accident, he said: “I’m a taxi driver and was on my way back from a job in York.

“I was following him as normal. He had come off the slip road.”

Mr Evans also said the victim was wearing “the full safety gear and leathers” but admitted the accident looked extremely serious, saying: "It was the worst thing I’ve ever seen."

The A63 was closed by police between North Cave and Brough to allow emergency services to access the scene however it was reopened between North and South Cave a short time later.

Drivers on the road were being advised to come off at South Cave and head through the centre of the village as part of a diversion, however many drivers opted to head through Elloughton and Brough instead to re-join the A63 at Welton.

“Specialist cutting and lifting gear” from Humberside Fire and Rescue Service was also deployed to the scene along with three engines, however, one was stood down a short time later.

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Traffic was also described as “at a standstill” on the A63 and on surrounding routes as the roads struggled to cope with the backlog of traffic.

Drivers were seen leaving their cars to sit on the central reservation of the road

One witness described the traffic as “really bad, just at a standstill”.

While another said: “We are slowly moving - glad I stocked up on water.”

Others were seen leaving their vehicles on the A63 as they waited for movement up ahead. Some even took a moment in the sun in the central reservation as traffic ground to a halt due to the road closure.